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Kifu Augousti Desks and Writing Tables

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Family is what brought Kifu Augousti into the world of furniture design. The daughter of celebrated designers Ria and Yiouri Augousti, Kifu has a bold, quirky style that is fiercely independent. Her exquisite handmade tables, seating and decorative objects — which typically feature pronounced geometrical forms and exotic inlays — set Augousti apart as an up-and-coming creator of modern furnishings made in the Art Deco tradition.

Augousti embarked on her creative career early. After attending Brown University, she followed in her parents' footsteps, carving out her own reputation as a design powerhouse.

While it’s often likened to her parents’ work, Kifu Augousti’s designs have a look that is distinctively their own. Offbeat materials, sinuous curves and wild patterns have become hallmarks of the designer’s furniture. In the workshop of her parent's design firm, R & Y Augousti, Kifu experimented with semi-precious stones, shells and other interesting materials as a child. Her parents gained fame for bringing shagreen — leather made from shark or stingray hide —  back into fashion. (It reemerged as a luxe material among designers and decorators in 2017.)

Popular in the 1930s, this versatile material had fallen out of vogue over time. The Augoustis revived it for use in their own work, and Kifu Augousti continues to celebrate it, incorporating shagreen into her signature styles that are on offer at her Kifu Paris shop in Paris as well as in her New York City showroom. She favors bold, nature-inspired prints and silhouettes, and in many of her handmade benches, coffee tables, daybeds and other large pieces, an integration of shagreen blends wonderfully with the structures’ bold bronze frames or bases. In her smaller boxes, baskets and vases, stylish combinations of shagreen, shell inlays and decorative knobs with semi-precious stones are merged to create a sumptuous, unconventional look that is utterly unique.

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Creator: Kifu Augousti
Galaxy Writing Desk in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
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The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Galaxy writing desk...
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Kifu Augousti desks and writing tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Kifu Augousti desks and writing tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of shagreen stingray and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Kifu Augousti desks and writing tables, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original desks and writing tables by Kifu Augousti were created in the Art Deco style in france during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider desks and writing tables by and R & Y Augousti. Prices for Kifu Augousti desks and writing tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $8,495 and can go as high as $12,505, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $10,500.

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